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(I also asked Jane why she hadn’t done much about her eye condition since it began a year ago, other than an occasional pendulum question, or the sessions Seth had mentioned it in. A little later she said that she was “upset” by the question, that it threatened her. She added that it touched something within, leading to feelings of hopelessness—and that now she had to get out of them before she could have the session. I mentioned that the question had probably touched upon hidden defenses, fears that the “protection” furnished by the eye condition would be taken away, and she agreed.

The poetry provided a direct expression of his ideas, and a protective coating as well. He lived by those ideas, however. As stated, this brought conflict with the church—a painful-enough period for Ruburt, but he was sure in his convictions. At the same time, poetry was and is creative play, and it sprang from the depths of his being. You do not have to try and make poetry practical.

In those circumstances, free creativity itself almost becomes suspect, for supposing his creativity turns up an element that is contradictory? Or again, that will be misinterpreted, that will be used “wrongly” by others? In that kind of a climate, both inner and outer worlds to some extent must be protected against. I have given material saying that most clearly on innumerable occasions.

(11:00 PM. I was pretty depressed by session’s end, since it seemed we had so far to go. The first question Seth referred to was the one about why the subconscious didn’t realize it was going to far, when it imposed or brought about symptoms, as in Jane’s case, that were proving to be too damaging to the body, compared to what they were supposed to protect the body against.